Financial Analyst

Position: Financial Analyst Job Description: We're excited to be adding a new Financial Analyst (III) role to our Global Supply Chain finance team! As a Financial Analyst, you will work with the Global Supply Chain organization to support multiple groups within the organization to provide global financial reporting and analysis including data mining, simple modeling, and light forecasting with an annual spend of $1B+. You will report to the Supply Chain Finance Manager and will be a key business partner to our Director & VP level operations leaders in managing their P&Ls and budgets. You will provide analysis of the organization’s financial performance against plan and forecast, perform monthly variance analysis, and prepare financial reports, charts, and other project analytics as necessary. You’ll maintain and enhance dashboards and analytics that track key metrics, identify trends, and uncover root causes. The ability to present complex data results at a C-level identifying the main business drivers and trends is a critical skill in this role. In addition, you will assist in designing and implementing new global processes. You will partner with business units to resolve issues, provide regular updates to senior level leaders on financial performance, and will require excellent communication and collaboration skills. This role also involves engaging with external clients and partners; therefore, strong customer service orientation and rapport-building skills are essential. The ideal candidate can interpret data with critical thinking, approach challenges with curiosity, and communicate insights clearly and professionally to a variety of stakeholders. Other success factors for this role include being comfortable with change, the ability to shift priorities as the business requires, being resourceful, and having a global mindset. The perfect candidate would be a self-motivated, analytical thinker with superb communication skills that would drive results with little to no supervision. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic finance professional to lead the reporting process. What You’ll Be Doing: Update and maintain comprehensive dashboards or reports to all levels of the organization that track, measure and report on project and financial targets for internal and external partners. Prepare detailed analysis and data models that clearly identify main business drivers and trends that result in actionable decision making. In depth account analysis and support of period end reconciliation efforts. Reporting: Produces business unit reports indicating analysis and understanding of business trends, offering useful business insights/conclusions. High visibility role presenting financial results to external partners and leaders monthly. Understand the various elements of the P & L and B/S and their relationship and provide detailed analysis of the data to the business unit leaders. Ability to analyze balances impacting cash flow for external and internal partners. Partner across teams to help identify and reduce inefficiencies. Executive Meeting Prep and Leadership: Assist in the preparation of Executive- level presentations and meetings, such as quarterly business reviews and monthly spend reviews, and engage with Senior leadership in understanding and representing the financial metrics and results. Projects: Works on projects assigned by manager and as necessitated by business partners. Uses high analytical skills to put together accurate and detailed analysis. Business Partnering: Establishes relationships with business partners around the world to facilitate in the accurate collection of monthly financial data and understanding business trends. What We Are Looking For: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or business. 5+ years of corporate financial or accounting experience. Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment. A strong understanding of accounting and financial processes related to the business; knowledge of US GAAP Sarbanes-Oxley and internal controls; a solid background and experience in P&L management; strong financial acumen and analytics skills with a high degree of proficiency in data mining and forecasting model development. Excellent communication skills (written #J-18808-Ljbffr